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Old 10-13-2003, 15:59
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Talking EDGE is up and running!!
Over the past few days while browsing through mMode I have noticed it has been much faster so today I decided to run a few speed tests with my Nokia 6200 and my laptop. Low and behold look at the result. Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke, I ran that test about 5 times as well as other tests from other sites. Upload speeds are around 40Kbps. I then ran the same tests with my SE T616 and just got the average GPRS speeds of around 39Kbps which was expected. So either AT&T is getting ready to launch EDGE and is silently turning it on or they are just testing it here in Philly. I'm hoping it stays this way and AT&T comes out with an affordable unlimited plan. I will be all over an unlimited plan!!
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:01
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what about download speeds. and in what city?
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:06
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I have put the image I had attached on the first post onto another server since Comcast's seems to be pretty slow today. As the picture shows, speeds are around 70Kbps. This is outside Philadelphia.
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:23
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I can even smoothly view 56k video streams. Now this is cool!
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:25
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nice. it should be going live soon. if they wer esmart have it out before nov 24th.
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:32
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Now what I am wondering is how many time slots AT&T will support. The Nokia 6200 is only a 2+1 EDGE device meaning I am basically running at max right now considering the phone has a max of 80Kbps down and 40Kbps up. If EDGE goes all the way 384Kbps, I wonder what speeds I would get once companies like Sierra Wireless release an EDGE AirCard. Keeping in mind though that AT&T might not allow the max of 8 timeslots.
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:33
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I certainly hope AT&T Wireless rolls out UNlimited Data plans ! $/kb pricing will just never be appealing to the masses in the U.S.
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:39
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Old 10-13-2003, 16:44
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there is an edge aircard coming out 4th quarter att will carry


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Now what I am wondering is how many time slots AT&T will support. The Nokia 6200 is only a 2+1 EDGE device meaning I am basically running at max right now considering the phone has a max of 80Kbps down and 40Kbps up. If EDGE goes all the way 384Kbps, I wonder what speeds I would get once companies like Sierra Wireless release an EDGE AirCard. Keeping in mind though that AT&T might not allow the max of 8 timeslots.
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Old 10-13-2003, 17:06
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there is an edge aircard coming out 4th quarter att will carry


yeah, by SonyEricsson ... actually I think that it can be ordered already.
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Old 10-13-2003, 17:06
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Wow Chad, that's freakin cool! I'll be sure to try it when I'm down in Philly. Well it isn't 384K but it's a hell of an improvement over GPRS

Now AT&T can actually compete and with Sprint and Verizon. Well if the offer the right price of course.
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Old 10-13-2003, 17:49
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I certainly hope AT&T Wireless rolls out UNlimited Data plans ! $/kb pricing will just never be appealing to the masses in the U.S.




AT&T already has an unlimited data plan for $79.99.
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Old 10-13-2003, 17:55
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AT&T already has an unlimited data plan for $79.99.


Which is a tad bit on the pricey side. More reasonable would be $19.99 like T-Mobile or even $29.99.
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Old 10-13-2003, 18:10
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Which is a tad bit on the pricey side. More reasonable would be $19.99 like T-Mobile or even $29.99.


Hell I'll even settle for $39.99 at this point but $79.99??? Ouch! Doesn't Verizon charge that much?
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Old 10-13-2003, 18:13
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Verizon and Sprint both charge that amount.
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